Here’s some courses I’ve taken over the years.
- Memoir of Inquiry with Betsy Warland and Alison Braid – 2023 and 2024
- Nostos Screenwriting Retreat – June 2023
- Short Film Lab with Olesia Shewchuk – 2022 and 2023
- Wet Ink Collective Screenplay Intensive with Leisl Lafferty – 2022
- Introduction to Music Technology – Douglas College – 2021
- Music Video Production with Hannah Dougherty – 2021
- Memoir Writing with Amber Dawn – Douglas College – 2020
- Vancouver Screenwriting Course with Rene Claveau – 2020
- Consultant for Patricia Gruben’s film Heart of Gold – 2019
- Camera, Lights, Sound – VIVO Media Arts – 2018
- Wet Ink Collective Screenplay Intensive with Peggy Thompson – 2018
- Music and drama courses to upgrade teaching category – VCC and SFU – 2017
- Internship at the NFB in Vancouver under Teri Snelgrove – 2017
- Screenwriting with Patricia Gruben – SFU – 2017
- Screenwriting and Drama with Aaron Bushkowsky – KPU – 2016
- Professional Communication Post Degree Diploma – Douglas College – in progress – Maureen Nicholson head of the department
- Film Workshops with Roslyn Muir – 2014
- Winner of the Praxis Screenwriting Competition – 2013
- After the First Draft Screenwriting Workshop with Arne Olsen through SFU – 2013
- Music, drama and film courses to upgrade teaching certificate – SFU – 2010 – 2012
- Script Writing Seminar with Pilar Alessandra – 2008
- Writing for Film and Personal Narrative – Douglas College – 2006
- Location Sound – Langara College – 2001
- Introduction to Documentary Film Making – Langara College – 2001
- Film For Beginners – BCIT – 1999
- Video Production – Emily Carr – mid 1990s
- Volunteer at Shaw Cable Television – Mid 1990s
- SFU Film Sound Intensive – early 1990s
- SFU Percussion Intensive – early 1990s
- Various workshops at Cineworks and Video In with a documentary focus as well as writing courses through SFU’s Continuing Studies department
- Volunteer for GEMS (formerly Women in Film and Television) and the Vancouver International Film Festival